The RBS 70 was developed in the 1970s to meet the Swedish Army’s requirement for a low-cost, easy-to-use MANPADS which could function in extreme climatic conditions. In 2011, Saab unveiled the RBS 70 ...

The armed forces of Lithuania and Latvia have trained with Saab’s RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG during the air defence exercise Baltic Zenith 2016, in Latvia, Saab announced on 6 July. Around 90 national ...

ŠķēDE, Latvia, July 6 (UPI) --The Latvian and Lithuanian air forces successfully live-fired Saab's RBS 70 NG air defense system last month, the company announced Wednesday. The firing of the NG ...

The agreement provides for SAAB's support to the Argentine company INVAP for the integration of radars to the RBS-70 system, as well as for the technological transfer to the Armed Forces.

According to Saab, the order covers RBS 70 NG launch units, missiles, and training equipment. The system was developed to detect and engage short-range aerial threats, such as aircraft ...

The JLTV can support a RBS-70 NG launcher with up to three missiles mounted. The system is controlled entirely from the interior of the vehicle, with the operators benefitting from the JLTV's ...

As the United States strands Ukraine, Ukraine’s European allies are moving swiftly to fill the security void. Sweden, Lithuania and—perhaps most surprisingly—neutral Ireland have pledged to ...

Lithuania will soon deliver RBS 70 short-range air defence systems to Ukraine. Source: Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, ...

The company’s MSHORAD system consists of a mobile radar unit based on Saab’s Giraffe 1X radar, and a mobile firing unit focused around the RBS 70 NG missile system. The two units are connected ...